Pristina, the exhibition Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo
On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the first edition of Carlo Collodi’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio – Story of a Marionette, the most translated Italian book in the world, the exhibition “Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo” (Dearest Pinocchio: Italian Designers and Graphic Designers Redesign […]
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China, Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala concludes tour
Five years after its last performance in China, the Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala in Milan has finally returned to China for a long-awaited tour. On three different evenings (15, 16 and 17 March) it performed in Hong Kong with Le Corsaire, a ballet in three acts based on the poem The Corsair by […]
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Tirana, multimedia show SPORES_Intermedial Travel
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with the Cultural Association APPERCEZIONI and the National Theatre of Tirana, presents the performance SPORES_Intermedial Travel by Federica Altieri. The performance – an intermedia project exploring the link between art and science through poetic language – will take place on 27 March at the ArTurnbina National Theatre […]
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Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair
Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair, held from 21 to 24 March. This is the first major publishing event of the year in Germany, bringing together readers, authors, publishers and media. Italy took part in the Fair with a stand and a dense programme of events, proposed and organised by the Italian Cultural […]
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South Africa, many events for the Italian Design Day
The Italian Embassy in South Africa, the Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg, the Consulate of Italy in Cape Town and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria celebrated the 8th edition of the Italian Design Day – the annual appointment dedicated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to design and architecture “Made in Italy” – through a series […]
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Exhibition “Machines for Peace – Macchine di Pace” in Belgrade
Since 8 March, the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade has relaunched the “Machines for Peace – Machine di Pace” installation exhibition proposed by “Rete delle feste delle grandi Macchine a spalla italiane” (Italian celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures network), and part of the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2013. The exhibition, now on display […]
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USA, International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month
The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian consular network in the United States are celebrating International Women’s Day and the month dedicated to women’s history in the United States with a rich program of initiatives. In addition to the March 6th State Department panel discussion among the Italian Ambassador to the United States, […]
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Prague, “In3cci. Tre donne in arte”
A special celebration of International Women’s Day today at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, with the opening of the multimedia exhibition “In3cci. Tre donne in arte” (In3cci. Three women in art), organised by the Institute in cooperation with Studio Lovecchio in Prague and under the patronage of the Committees of Italian abroad (Comites) of […]
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Abu Dhabi, exhibition on the Italian Mannerist artist Lavinia Fontana
The “LAVINIA” art exhibition, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the DIFC in Dubai, was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi at The Gate at DIFC – West Lobby. The exhibition, which will be open to the public until 30 March, was put together by a team of international curators led by Alejandra Castro […]
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New York, photo exhibition on Civita di Bagnoregio
The Consulate General of Italy in New York is hosting the suggestive photographic exhibition “Between Clouds and Wind: People of Civita” by New York photographer Brian Stanton, who spent three years living in Civita di Bagnoregio, a small and famous village in the province of Viterbo (Italy), producing a documentary of images of extraordinary beauty. […]
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